Methods: Large N Analysis

QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH. which is the best definition?

• Research that involves interviewing people

• Research that involves reading a wide variety of books

• Research that involves the analysis of numerical data

• Research that involves building a holistic (or complete) picture by utilizing a wide variety of sources and techniques

QUALITATIVE RESEARCH. which is the best definition?

• Research that involves interviewing people

• Research that involves reading a wide variety of books

• Research that involves the analysis of numerical data

• Research that involves building a holistic (or complete) picture by utilizing a wide variety of sources and techniques

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS. which is the best definition?

• Analysis that is dependent upon observable and testable facts

• Analysis that is dependent upon considering how politics ought to be done

• Analysis that is dependent upon numbers alone

• Analysis that is dependent upon opinion

NORMATIVE ANALYSIS. which is the best definition?

• Analysis that is dependent upon observable and testable facts

• Analysis that is dependent upon considering how politics ought to be done

• Analysis that is dependent upon numbers alone

• Analysis that is dependent upon opinion

CORRELATION. which is the best definition?

• The absense of any relationship amongst factors/variables

• The existence of randomness amongst two or more factors/variables

• The existence of a relationship between two or more factors/variables

• A relationship between two or more factors/variable in which one (or more) of those factors/variable leads to the outcome of the other(s)

UNIT OF ANALYSIS which is the best definition?

• All of the variables that you will need to consider in a study

• The major entity (the what) you are focusing your study on

• The total number of entities (the whats) you are studying

• The name of the state you are studying

A specific statement that is testable using data, is grounded in solid theory, and specifies the relationship between the variables . For example: States where people are healthy and wealthy are less likely to experience revolutions.

• Quantitative Analysis

• Hypothesis

• Regression Line

• Unit of Analysis

In a Political Science Large N Analysis this factor is considered a cause.

• Dependent Variable

• Independent Variable

• Constant Variable

• Outlier

In a Political Science Large N Analysis this factor is what you are trying to explain. It can be thought of as an effect outcome.

• Dependent Variable

• Independent Variable

• Constant Variable

• Outlier

REGRESSION LINE. which is the best definition?

• A line that slopes downward

• A line that connects all data points

• A line that best fits the given data

• A line that slopes upward